1958 French Grand Prix

F1 1958 Belgian Grand Prix 1958 British Grand Prix France French Circuit-Reims-1954.png Reims-Gueux layout 6 July 1958 XLIV Grand Prix de l'ACF Reims circuit, Reims, France Temporary road course 5.159 8.302 50 257.95 415.1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:21.7 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:24.9 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari UK Stirling Moss Vanwall UK Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari Germany FRA The 1958 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 6 July 1958. It was race 6 of 11 in the 1958 World Championship of Drivers and race 5 of 10 in the 1958 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Mike Hawthorn driving a Ferrari 246 F1; it was his first Formula One victory since the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix and would prove to be his last. It was also the last Formula One race for five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio. On the final lap, Hawthorn eased up to let Fangio, running fifth at the time, finish on the lead lap of his last race. This turned out to be a blessing, as Peter Collins ran out of fuel on the final lap, allowing Fangio to secure fourth. Collins managed to push his car to finish fifth. Finishing in tenth was Indianapolis 500 winner, American Troy Ruttman driving a Maserati 250F for Scuderia Centro Sud in what would be his only Grand Prix appearance outside of the 500. Ruttman had qualified 15 seconds away from pole position and finished five laps down on Hawthorn. Fatalities The F1 race was marred by Ferrari driver Luigi Musso's fatal accident at the Courbe du Calvaire. His car hurtled off course and crashed into a ditch. Musso was thrown out of the car, was critically injured and died later that day at a hospital near the track. Of the 21 starters, six died in racing cars within the next three years. Musso died in the race itself, while Peter Collins died four weeks later in the 1958 German Grand Prix, Lewis-Evans at the Moroccan Grand Prix, Jean Behra in a support race for the 1959 German Grand Prix, Harry Schell in practice for the 1960 BRDC International Trophy, and Wolfgang von Trips and a dozen spectators died at the 1961 Italian Grand Prix. Formula 2 The "II Coupe Internationale de Vitesse 1958"https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F258_11.htm Formula 2 1958 - Reims www.the-fastlane.co.ukhttps://www.racingyears.com/race/II_Coupe_Internationale_de_Vitesse II Coupe Internationale de Vitesse | Racing Years www.racingyears.com 1500cc Formula Two race was held on the same day, over 30 laps. Several current and future F1 pilots entered both events, with F2 already using Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout cars from Cooper, and even sportscars with enveloping bodywork https://library.revsinstitute.org/advanced-search/subjec%5ESecond%20Coupe%20Internationale%20de%20Vitesse%5Eall%5Eand/1 Serarch results for Second Coupe Internationale de Vitesse https://web.archive.org/web/20240908092722/https://library.revsinstitute.org/advanced-search/subjec%5ESecond%20Coupe%20Internationale%20de%20Vitesse%5Eall%5Eand/1 2024-09-08 from Porsche and OSCA that were heavier but seemingly made up time on the long straights of Reims, a circuit similar to Le Mans. Pole (2'34.1") and victory by Jean Behra in a Porsche 718 RSK (converted central seat sportscar) ahead of Collins in a front engine Ferrari Dino 156 F2. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 4 GBR Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:21.7—2 2 ITA Luigi Musso Ferrari 2:22.4 +0.73 16 USA 1912 Harry Schell BRM 2:23.1 +1.44 42 GBR Peter Collins Ferrari 2:23.3 +1.65 10 GBR Tony Brooks Vanwall 2:23.4 +1.76 8 GBR Stirling Moss Vanwall 2:23.7 +2.07 18 FRA Maurice Trintignant BRM 2:23.7 +2.08 34 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 2:24.0 +2.39 14 FRA Jean Behra BRM 2:24.2 +2.510 12 GBR Stuart Lewis-Evans Vanwall 2:25.3 +3.611 40 ESP 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 2:27.1 +5.412 22 AUS Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:27.3 +5.613 36 USA 1912 Phil Hill Maserati 2:29.5 +7.814 20 GBR Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 2:30.0 +8.315 32 ITA Gerino Gerini Maserati 2:30.7 +9.016 38 SWE Jo Bonnier Maserati 2:30.9 +9.217 28 USA 1912 Carroll Shelby Maserati 2:32.0 +10.318 30 USA 1912 Troy Ruttman Maserati 2:36.0 +14.319 24 GBR Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 2:40.9 +19.220 26 GBR Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 2:49.7 +28.021 6 DEU Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari Source:http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1958&gp=ACF%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1958 ACF GP Qualification www.chicanef1.com 23 July 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 GBR Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 50 2:03:21.3 1 91 1 2 8 GBR Stirling Moss Vanwall 50 + 24.6 6 6 3 6 DEU Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 50 + 59.7 21 4 4 34 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 50 + 2:30.6 8 3 5 42 GBR Peter Collins Ferrari 50 + 5:24.9 4 2 6 22 AUS Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 49 + 1 Lap 12   7 36 USA 1912 Phil Hill Maserati 49 + 1 Lap 13   8 38 SWE Jo Bonnier Maserati 48 + 2 Laps 16   9 32 ITA Gerino Gerini Maserati 47 + 3 Laps 15   10 30 USA 1912 Troy Ruttman Maserati 45 + 5 Laps 18   11 20 GBR Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 37 + 13 Laps 14   Ret Retired 16 USA 1912 Harry Schell BRM 41 Overheating 3   Ret Retired 14 FRA Jean Behra BRM 41 Fuel Pump 9   Ret Retired 12 GBR Stuart Lewis-EvansGBR Tony Brooks Vanwall 35 Engine 10   Ret Retired 24 GBR Graham Hill Lotus-Climax 33 Overheating 19   Ret Retired 40 ESP 1945 Paco Godia Maserati 28 Accident 11   Ret Retired 18 FRA Maurice Trintignant BRM 23 Fuel Pump 7   Ret Retired 10 GBR Tony Brooks Vanwall 16 Engine 5   Ret Retired 2 ITA Luigi Musso Ferrari 9 Fatal Accident 2   Ret Retired 28 USA 1912 Carroll Shelby Maserati 9 Engine 17   Ret Retired 26 GBR Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 6 Engine 20  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1958/683/ 1958 French Grand Prix formula1.com 16 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140603232612/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1958/683/ 3 June 2014 Notes 1 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Additional information This was the debut World Championship Formula One race for future world champion Phil Hill. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 GBR Stirling Moss 23 10px 2 GBR Mike Hawthorn 23 10px 3 ITA Luigi Musso 12 10px 4 USA 1912 Harry Schell 10 10px 5 FRA Maurice Trintignant 8Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1958/france/championnat.aspx France 1958 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 28 10px 1 2 GBR Vanwall 22 10px 1 3 GBR Cooper-Climax 19 10px 4 GBR BRM 10 10px 1 5 ITA Maserati 6Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em French Grand Prix 1958 1958 Belgian Grand Prix 1958 British Grand Prix 1957 French Grand Prix 1959 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix Category:1958 in French motorsport